Educated at the University of Paris, from 1910, and Ecole de Lanneau, degree in engineering, 1918.

Served in the French Army, Corps of engineers, attached to the General
Staff, 5th Army : liason officer. American Expeditionary Force, 1914-1918 :
Captain; decorated Grand Officer, French Legion of Honor; received
Interallied Medal, and four Criox de Guerre citations.

Served as consultant to numerous corporations including Hupp Motor Company,
Coca Cola, United Airlines, Shell, Exxon, and IBM. Consultant, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration on Appollo application program, and on
Saturn I, Saturn V, and Skylab Hability Studies, 1967-1973.

Chairman of the Board, Market Concepts; Member, executive Board, Art Center
College, Los Angeles; member President's Committee on Employment of the
Handicapped, 1965. Member Advisory committee on industrial design, College of
Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles; member of the board of
vocational education, New York City Board of Education.